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You Can Watch A Cow Play Eve Online Right Now
Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games, is livestreaming a cow named Valva playing Eve Online from Iceland. The cow, controlled via "cow-proof" buttons, is participating in a mining operation within the Cradle of War expansion. The event has garnered thousands of viewers and aims to unlock community goals.
EVE Frontier’s inaugural Conclave of Luminaries fills its eight seats
Fenris Creations has appointed eight players to the inaugural Conclave of Luminaries for its game EVE Frontier. This community body aims to provide a permanent channel for player feedback to the studio. The appointments were revealed during the game's weekly Frontier Friday stream.
Built on ‘a codebase older than some of you,’ EVE Online is undergoing a major code migration
CCP Games is undertaking a major code migration for EVE Online, transitioning its extensive Python codebase from version 2.7 to Python 3. This initiative aims to future-proof the game, enabling faster bug fixes, new features, and improved performance over the next two decades.
Synths, impossible physics, and an "erotic experience with a PS5 controller" - the side projects of game devs are a reminder creativity is undimmable
This article highlights the undimmable nature of human creativity through the lens of game developers' personal side projects. Despite industry pressures, developers are pursuing diverse creative outlets, from interactive fiction and VR experiences to physical art and hardware experiments, demonstrating a persistent drive to create for its own sake.
EVE Frontier’s 0.6.8.0 Update Brings a Modular Reiver, Deployable Sentry Turret and Temporal Desync
Fenris Creations released EVE Frontier update 0.6.8.0, introducing a reworked modular Reiver ship, a deployable sentry turret, and a new Temporal Desync status effect. This mid-cycle update also adds support for managing multiple ships via boarding at a refuge. Future updates will focus on full ship and structure modularity, temporary player teams, and shared storage.
Fenris Creations’ fumbled moderation of an alleged EVE Online RMT streamer frustrates fans
EVE Online players are frustrated with CCP Games' handling of streamer Lorumerth's alleged real money trading activities. CCP Swift admitted to not providing full context to the moderation team, leading to a punishment that only addressed giveaway policy violations and not the exchange of spaceships for money. Players are disappointed with the perceived leniency towards an influencer.
EVE Online studio hires former Icelandic minister to lead autonomous AI efforts
Fenris Creations, the developer behind EVE Online, has appointed former Icelandic minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir as its senior director of AI partnerships. She will lead the studio's initiative to test advanced AI systems within the persistent virtual world of EVE Frontier, aiming to create a live proving ground for autonomous agents in complex economic and social environments.
Fenris Creations hires former Icelandic minister to lead AI partnerships, deepens Google DeepMind research through EVE Frontier
Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games, has appointed former Icelandic Minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir as Senior Director of AI Partnerships to foster collaborations with AI labs and universities. The company is leveraging its persistent world MMO, EVE Frontier, as a live testing environment for autonomous AI agents, building on its existing research partnership with Google DeepMind.
Fenris Creations recaps EVE Online and EVE Vanguard’s Operation Avalon, hires Icelandic politician for ‘AI alignment’
Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games, has released a recap of the recent Operation Avalon event, which integrated EVE Online and EVE Vanguard players. The company also announced the hiring of former Icelandic Minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir as Senior Director, AI Partnerships, to lead initiatives for EVE Frontier, focusing on AI research and collaboration.
CCP teases the Dermestid: EVE Frontier’s newest threat is built for fleets, not solo pilots
CCP Games is introducing a new NPC threat called the Dermestid to EVE Frontier, designed for cooperative fleet hunts rather than solo play. This addition emphasizes the game's focus on multiplayer combat and teamwork, requiring players to organize and strategize to overcome the high-difficulty opponent. The Dermestid's rollout is part of CCP's ongoing effort to keep the EVE Frontier universe evolving with new challenges and events.
EVE Frontier’s 0.6.5.0 update rolls out Transponder and Fuel Blister modules
CCP Games has released update 0.6.5.0 for EVE Frontier Founder Access, introducing new modules like the Transponder and Fuel Blister. This marks the second patch in two weeks, following update 0.6.4.0 which added the Stuttergun weapon. The game is currently in its Cycle 6: Sanctuary phase and is being migrated from an EVM testnet to the Sui blockchain.
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG isn’t playable on Steam Deck yet but should be?
This article discusses the current state of MMORPG compatibility on the Steam Deck, highlighting which games work well and which do not. The author expresses a desire for more MMORPGs to be playable on the platform without extensive workarounds, posing the question of which titles should prioritize Steam Deck support.
CCP Ships EVE Frontier Patch 0.6.4.0 With New Stuttergun Weapon and Thrust Overdrive Module
CCP Games has released patch 0.6.4.0 for EVE Frontier, introducing the new Stuttergun weapon and Thrust Overdrive module. This update is part of a series of combat enhancements leading up to a mid-season drop on August 18. The game is transitioning to the Sui blockchain, with CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson emphasizing a vision for an open, player-governed ecosystem.
EVE Online plans to scale back force projection to allow smaller groups a chance to be competitive
CCP Games is planning to scale back force projection in EVE Online to allow smaller groups to be more competitive against established mega-corps. These changes, aimed at addressing the current imbalance in the live service game, are expected to be implemented in the September update. EVE Frontier also received several updates including new weapons and gameplay features.
Roadmaps and Plans
CCP Games provided an update on the future of force projection in EVE Online, while Valve offered a brief 'proof of life' regarding an update for Team Fortress 2's Mann vs. Machine mode. Both updates indicate ongoing development for these long-standing titles.
This is my 3rd time playing EVE Online's upcoming extraction shooter little brother, and it finally feels like it's coming together—all without the ambitious crossover features it was made for
EVE Vanguard, an upcoming extraction shooter from Fenris Creations, is showing significant improvement and is shaping up to be a compelling standalone experience, even without its planned EVE Online integration. The game offers immediate action, satisfying gunplay, and emergent player behavior, reminiscent of titles like Tarkov. Developers are aiming for a self-sustaining narrative powered by EVE's player corporations, with director Scott Davis emphasizing a caretaker role similar to EVE Online's lead designers.
The MOP Up: EVE Online cracks down on cheaters, episode 94835298345
EVE Online has banned nearly 5,000 players for cheating, fraud, and RMT. The article also rounds up other MMO news, including an Apex Legends collaboration with Cyberpunk, a player achieving a unique World of Warcraft Classic feat, updates for Throne & Liberty and NosTale, and news from Albion Online, RuneScape, Synduality Echo of Ada, Sea of Thieves, Ark: Survival Ascended, and Odin Valhalla Rising.
Here’s how EVE Online gamers can participate in their part of the EVE Vanguard Operation Avalon event
EVE Online players can participate in the Operation Avalon event from July 7-20, earning rewards by fighting, hacking, and salvaging through sites in New Eden. This event ties into the concurrent EVE Vanguard open alpha, allowing players to support their chosen empire and earn exclusive items by recovering intelligence related to Project Nemesis.
EVE Vanguard has begun its Operation Avalon open alpha, and yes you’re invited to try it
EVE Vanguard has launched its Operation Avalon open alpha, inviting players to test CCP Games' extraction MMOFPS. This phase aims to refine the game into a more cohesive vision, with features like the Lost Convoy map, updated gunplay, and persistent progression. The alpha runs until July 20th and is accessible via the EVE launcher or Steam.
How do you reconcile your lore-heavy, dark sci-fi MMO with mod tools that might let people get way too goofy? 'Everything's canon,' say the developers of EVE Frontier
Developers of the space survival MMO EVE Frontier discuss how they reconcile the game's dark sci-fi lore with its permissive modding tools, stating that 'everything's canon.' They aim to balance intentional world-building with player expression, allowing for even 'goofy' or memey content to be integrated into the game's fiction. The latest update introduces modular ship building and a free trial.
